Dog Hill Foundation
Dog Hill Foundation is a private foundation based in Mobile, Alabama. In its 2025 filing, it reported 12 grants totaling $94,746, all to organizations in Alabama. The listed grants support organizations working in areas including youth programs, food distribution, refugee services, housing, health care, victim support, and veterans’ services.
Dog Hill Foundation at a glance
In short: Dog Hill Foundation gave $95K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Alabama. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $94,746
- +15.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,896
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,896
- Total assets
- $1,667,161
- -0.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Dog Hill Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 11 North Water Street 28Th Floor, Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (251) 690-1337
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Dog Hill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama ($8K). Together the top 10 received $79K.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 54 grants of 54 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Alabama. The listed recipients are in Mobile, Prichard, or Theodore, Alabama.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Dog Hill Foundation open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 8% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2021) to $95K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama Mobile, AL | Charitable Donation to Support Childrens Programs and Events | $7,896 |
| Child Advocacy Center Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to provide response to the problem of child abuse | $7,896 |
| Driftwood Housing Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to help provide housing and shelter in mobile and Baldwin counties | $7,896 |
| Dumas Wesley Community Center Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to support programs for the working poor and the homeless in the mobile and baldwin communities | $7,896 |
| Dwell Mobile Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to help refugee families resettled in the mobile area | $7,896 |
| Feeding the Gulf Coast Theodore, AL | Charitable Donation to Food Bank | $7,896 |
| History Museum of Mobile Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to support mobile city art museum and its art programs | $7,895 |
| Light of the Village Ministry Prichard, AL | Charitable Donation to Support Christian Ministry | $7,895 |
| Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to support the al licensed charitable pharmacy | $7,895 |
| Penelope House Mobile, AL | Charitable donation to provide protection, and support to the victims of domestic violence | $7,895 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,667,161 | $109,724 | $120,719 | $94,746 | 12 | $108,931 | $97,936 | $100,303 |
| 2024 | $1,678,156 | $52,578 | $106,050 | $81,857 | 11 | $95,444 | $41,972 | $94,746 |
| 2023 | $1,731,628 | $-23,197 | $81,769 | $60,194 | 12 | $72,644 | $19,341 | $81,610 |
| 2022 | $1,836,594 | $-101,489 | $120,426 | $90,002 | 8 | $107,072 | $17,547 | $84,117 |
| 2021 | $2,058,509 | $2,109,529 | $51,020 | $42,072 | 11 | $42,072 | $92,262 | $62,492 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dog Hill Foundation reported a distributable amount of $100K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to a range of charitable organizations. Among the grantees, DWELL Mobile describes its mission as ministering to refugees arriving in Mobile by teaching English and assisting with job training and placement. Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama says it works to help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Feeding the Gulf Coast describes itself as a food distribution center providing nutritionally balanced food to people experiencing hunger.
Other grantees’ stated missions include providing safety, shelter, advocacy, and education for victims of domestic violence (Penelope House), and providing prescriptions to individual clients using donated samples and medications purchased with cash contributions (Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 12 grants totaling $94,746. Grant amounts ranged from $7,895 to $7,896, with a median of $7,896.
Notable 2025 grants included $7,896 each to Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama, Child Advocacy Center, Driftwood Housing, Dumas Wesley Community Center, DWELL Mobile, and Feeding the Gulf Coast. It also gave $7,895 each to History Museum of Mobile, Light of the Village Ministry, Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy, Penelope House, Port City Refuge Church, and Vets Recover.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Regions Bank as trustee. Mary Gale Woolford, Deborah Yeager, and Elizabeth Duthie are listed as distribution committee members.
Dog Hill Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Regions Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2021
$9K (2021) → $22K (2025)
Deborah Yeager
Distribution Committee Member
On filings since 2021
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Duthie
Distribution Committee Member
On filings since 2021
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Gale Woolford
Distribution Committee Member
On filings since 2021
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $22K, to Regions Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Dog Hill Foundation
How much does Dog Hill Foundation give each year?
Dog Hill Foundation gave $95K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $82K across 11 grants.
What is Dog Hill Foundation's typical grant size?
Dog Hill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,896, and its average grant was $7,896, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Dog Hill Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Dog Hill Foundation give grants?
Dog Hill Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mobile, AL (10 grants).
Does Dog Hill Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Dog Hill Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Dog Hill Foundation's largest grantees?
Dog Hill Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama ($7,896), Child Advocacy Center ($7,896) and Driftwood Housing ($7,896), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dog Hill Foundation?
Dog Hill Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $109K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $100K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Dog Hill Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to a range of charitable organizations. Among the grantees, DWELL Mobile describes its mission as ministering to refugees arriving in Mobile by teaching English and assisting with job training and placement. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Dog Hill Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Dog Hill Foundation's EIN?
Dog Hill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6662340. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Dog Hill Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Dog Hill Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dog-hill-foundation-morg_65609435e5be499b9ecded97517de441
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